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Flight or aviation is the method of transport
in which aircraft carry people and goods
through the air. People first took to the air
in balloons and began powered flight 1852 in
airships, but the history of flying, both for
civilian and military use, is dominated by
the aeroplane. The earliest planes were
designed for gliding, the advent of the
petrol engine saw the first powered flight by
the Wright brothers 1903 in the USA. The
first powered flight in the UK was made by
S F Cody 1908. In 1912 Sopwith and Bristol
both built small biplanes. The first big twin
engined aeroplane was the Handley Page bomber
in 1917.
Subject by: Simon Ferrara